USPTO Patents Application 10056394

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filed on 09/20/2002
citing 51 US Patent Documents

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APPLICATION NUMBER: 10056394

FIRST NAMED INVENTOR: Ron Pang Chuan

TITLE OF INVENTION: METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PULL -LEVER RELEASE FOR

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electronic Information Disclosure Statement

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ETHOD AND APPARATUS OF PULL-
LEVER RELEASE FOR FIBER OPTIC

MODULES

Application:

10/056394*

10/056394

Confirmation: 2609

Applicant(s):

Docket
Number:

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Ron Pang Chuan
003918P016

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( 4.21 7.030 or 4.387,956 or 4.432.604 or 4.491.981 or 4.699.455 or 4.756.593 or 4.861 .134 or 5.013.247 or 5 .039.1 94 or
5.104.243 or 5.163.109 or 5.253.320 or 5.289.345 or 5.325.455 or 5.329.428 or Pes. 353.796 or Pes. 354.271 or
5.412 .497 or 5.442.726 or 5.546.281 or 5.561.727 or 5.596.663 or 5.717.533 or 5.734.558 or 5.738.538 or 5.757.998 or
5.767.999 or 5.864.468 or 5.879.173 or 5.901.263 or 5.966.487 or 5.980.324 or 6.074.228 or 6.047.172 or 6.062.893 or
6.085.006 or Re. 36.820 or 6.142.802 o r 6. 149.465 or 6.178.096 or 6.179.627 or 6.201.704 or 6.200.041 or 6.203.333 or
6.220.878 or 6.220.873 or 6.241.534 or 6.267.606 or 6.335.869 or 6.350.063 or 6.439.918 l.prt.

H That each item of information contained in the information disclosure statement was
cited in any communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign
application not more than three months prior to the filing of the information disclosure
statement

US Patent Documents

Note: Applicant is not required to submit a paper copy of cited US Patent Documents

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Citation
No.

Patent Number

Date

Bar Code

Patentee

Class

Subclass

P01

4,217,030

1980-08-12

*4,21 7,030*

Howarth

P02

4,387,956

1983-06-14

*4,387,956*

Cline

file://C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Eidsids.xml

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P03

4,432,60*

1984-02-21

*4,432,604*

Scii>vab

P04

4,491,981

1985-01-01

*4,491,981*

Weller, et al.

P05

4,699,455

1987-10-13

*4,699,455*

Erbe, et al.

P06

4,756,593

1988-07-12

*4,756,593*

Koakutsu, et al. |

P07

4,861,134

1989-08-29

•4,861,134*

Alameel, et al. ]

P08

5,013,247

1991-05-07

*5,01 3.247*

Watson

P09

5,039,194

1991-08-13

*5,039,194*

Block, et al.

P10

5,104,243

1992-04-14

*5,104,243*

Harding

P11

5,163,109

1992-11-10

*5,163,109*

Okugawa, et al.

P12

5,253,320

1993-10-12

*5,253,320*

Takahashi, et al.

P13

5,289,345

1994-02-22

*5,289,345*

Corradetti, et al.

P14

5,325,455

1994-06-28

*5,325,455*

Henson, et al.

P15 !

5,329,428

1994-07-12

*5,329,428*

Block, et al.

P16 ;

Des. 353,796

1994-12-27

*Des. 353,796*

Oliver, et al.

P17 !

Des. 354,271

1995-01-10

*Des. 354,271*

Speiser, et al.

P18

5,412,497

1995-05-02

*5,41 2,497*

Kaetsu, et al.

P19

5,442,726

1995-08-15

*5,442,726*

Howard, et al.

P20

5,546,281

1996-08-13

*5,546,281*

Poplawski, et al.

P21

5,561,727

1996-10-01

*5,561,727*

Akita, et al.

P22

5,596,663

1997-01-21

*5,596,663*

Ishibashi, et al.

P23

5,717,533

1998-02-10

*5,71 7,533*

Poplawski, et al.

P24

5,734,558

1998-03-31

*5,734,558*

Poplawski, et al.

P25

5,738,538

1998-04-14

*5,738,538*

Bruch, et al.

P26

5,757,998

1998-05-26

*5,757,998*

Thatcher, et al.

P27

5,767,999

1998-06-16

*5,767,999*

Kayner

P28

5,864,468

1999-01-26

*5,864,468*

Poplawski, et al.

P29

5,879,173

1999-03-09

*5,879.173*

Poplawski, et al.

P30

5,901,263

1999-05-04

*5,90 1,263*

Gaio, et al.

P31

5,966,487

1999-10-12

*5,966,487*

Gilliland, et al.

P32

5,980,324

1999-11-09

*5,980,324*

Berg, et al.

P33

6,074,228

2000-01-13

*6,074,228*

Berg, et al.

P34 |

6,047,172

2000-04-04

*6,047,172*

Babineau, et al.

P35

6,062,893

2000-05-16

*6,062,893*

Miskin, et al.

P36

6,085,006

2000-07-04

*6,085,006*

Gaio, et al.

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P37

Re. 36,82u

2000-08-15

*Re. 36,820*

McGinley, et al.

P38

6,142,802

2000-11-07

*6, 142,802*

Berg, et al.

P39

^ 6,149,465

2000-11-21

*6, 149,465*

Berg, et al.

P40

6,178,096

2001-01-23

*6,1 78,096*

Flickinger, et al.

P41

6,179,627

2001-01-30 \

*6,1 79,627*

Daly, et al.

P42

6,201,704

2001-03-13

*6,201,704*

Poplawski, et al.

P43

6,200,041

2001-03-13

*6,200,041*

Gaio, et al.

P44

6,203,333

2001-03-20

*6,203,333*

Medina, et al.

P45

6,220,878

2001-04-24

*6,220,878*

Poplawski, et al.

P46

6,220,873

2001-04-24

*6,220,873*

Samela, et al.

P47

6,241,534

2001-06-05

'6,241,534*

Neer, et al.

P48

6,267,606

2001-07-31

*6,267,606*

Poplawski, et al.

P49

6,335,869

2002-01-01

*6,335,869*

Branch, et al.

P50

6,350,063

2002-02-26

*6,350,063*

Gilliland, et al.

P51

6,439,918 .

2002-08-27

*6,439,918*

Togami, et al.

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(3), hereby submit this Electronic Information Disclosure Statement citing U.S. Patent Documents for consideration
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